ZeroCater – Snacks & Kitchens

Designing a subscription-based office snack and kitchen service for modern workplaces.

Role:Product Designer & Front-End Engineer
At:ZeroCater
Year:2016-2018
Platforms & Tools
ReactWebSaaSGitHub
Focus Areas
Product DesignFront-End DevelopmentUX Research

Live product demo of the Snacks & Kitchens dashboard in action.

Curated snack selections for every office.

Curated snack selections for every office.

Problem

Offices needed a scalable, subscription-based snacks & kitchens service with clear inventory, scheduling, and feedback—without operational chaos.

Solution

A unified dashboard with reusable components, operational workflows, and feedback loops that connected customers, operations, and vendors.

Impact

Faster coordination, higher customer clarity, and a repeatable model used across product teams.

Overview

As Product Designer and Front-End Engineer, I led the creation of ZeroCater's Snacks & Kitchens dashboard—a subscription-based platform that redefined office catering. Through user research, market analysis, and hands-on development work, I delivered a seamless experience for office managers to manage snack and kitchen supplies, track usage, and optimize workplace satisfaction.

The dashboard's intuitive design and data-driven insights empowered clients to make informed decisions, setting a new standard for workplace food services and driving ZeroCater's market expansion.

Customer dashboard for managing snack and kitchen subscriptions.

Customer dashboard for managing snack and kitchen subscriptions.

Dashboard Modules

Inventory

Stock levels, reorder points, consumption patterns.

Scheduling

Deliveries, lead times, service windows.

Vendors

Supplier coordination, substitutions, specials.

Budgets

Spend tracking, caps, approvals.

Process

  • • Conducted stakeholder interviews, market analysis, and user behavior studies to inform design.
  • • Synthesized complex information into user-friendly dashboard designs through iterative feedback.
  • • Implemented front-end code directly, participating in engineering workflows with GitHub pull requests and code reviews.
  • • Developed a design system and dashboard model for future product development at ZeroCater.
Data-driven insights for optimizing office snack programs.

Data-driven insights for optimizing office snack programs.

Snacks & Kitchens dashboard for office managers.

Snacks & Kitchens dashboard for office managers.

Operational Workflow & Feedback

Delivery feedback webform for continuous improvement
Email notification variant used in the feedback loop

Feedback flows connected service quality to reorders and scheduling, closing the loop between customers and operations.

Email templates for this program are part of the ZeroCater Design System.

My Contributions

  • • Led product design for Snacks & Kitchens from research to delivery
  • • Built production UI as a designer-developer with individual PRs
  • • Established dashboard component patterns and design tokens
  • • Created user flows, prototypes, and ran feedback sessions
  • • Collaborated with engineering on code reviews and releases
Role
Product Designer & Front-End Engineer
Focus
Dashboard UX, Components, Tokens
Collaboration
Cross-functional with Eng & Ops
Outcomes
Faster shipping, higher adoption

User Flows & Research

Understanding user journeys was central to the design process. We mapped out comprehensive user flows to ensure the snacks and kitchen management experience was intuitive and efficient for office managers.

User flows for the Snacks & Kitchens platform.

User flows for the Snacks & Kitchens platform.

Results

The Snacks & Kitchens product launch expanded ZeroCater's market reach, improved customer satisfaction, and became a benchmark for future product development. The dashboard design enhanced user engagement and streamlined subscription management for clients.

  • • Successful launch and market expansion
  • • Enhanced customer satisfaction and engagement
  • • Model for future product development at ZeroCater
Onsite staff powered by technology for seamless service.

Onsite staff powered by technology for seamless service.